BIS Seizes More Substandard Goods In Raids On Amazon And Flipkart Warehouses

In a recent raid at Instakart Services Pvt Limited, a Flipkart subsidiary based in Trinagar, Delhi, the BIS uncovered a stock of sports footwear ready for dispatch

Over the past month, the BIS team has conducted similar raids across various regions of the country, seizing substandard products in several locations

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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has confiscated additional goods lacking the mandatory ISI mark or bearing counterfeit ISI labels from Amazon and Flipkart warehouses, as part of an ongoing crackdown on substandard products being sold on e-commerce platforms, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Thursday.

"The BIS conducted a search and seizure operation at the warehouses of Amazon Sellers Pvt Ltd, located in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Delhi, on March 19. The operation lasted over 15 hours and more than 3,500 products, both without an ISI mark and marked with fake ISI labels, were seized. The total estimated value of the seized products like geysers, food mixers, and other electrical appliances is around Rs. 70 lakhs," the statement said.

In a recent raid at Instakart Services Pvt Limited, a Flipkart subsidiary based in Trinagar, Delhi, the BIS uncovered a stock of sports footwear ready for dispatch, but lacking both the mandatory ISI mark and the date of manufacture. Around 590 pairs of sports shoes, valued at approximately Rs 6 lakh, were seized during the operation, according to the statement.

Past BIS Raids

Over the past month, the BIS team has conducted similar raids across various regions of the country, seizing substandard products in locations such as Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Lucknow, and Sriperumbudur.

These raids are part of the BIS’s ongoing efforts to enforce quality standards and protect consumers. Currently, there are 769 products listed for compulsory certification by various regulatory bodies and central ministries. It is illegal to manufacture, import, distribute, sell, lease, store, or display these products without a valid license or Certificate of Compliance from BIS.

Violations of these regulations are punishable under the BIS Act, 2016, with penalties that include imprisonment, fines, or both.